Microalgae, a renewable bio-resource, are considered a potential value-added commodity
and a tool to combat climate change. Microalgal research has received worldwide attention …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major greenhouse gas responsible for climate change. Diatoms,
a natural sink of atmospheric CO2, can be cultivated industrially in autotrophic and …

The increase in carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions to the atmosphere is provoking an
environmental crisis, as CO 2 is considered the main responsible for the greenhouse effect …

The ability of microalgae to sequester carbon and at the same time synthesise valuable
compounds with potential applications in nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic …

Background: Fucoxanthin (FX), a xanthophyll pigment which occurs in marine brown algae
with remarkable biological properties, has been proven to be safe for consumption by …

Agricultural wastewaters are a major source of pollution in nature. Here, agricultural
wastewaters from a commercial hydroponic greenhouse were used to cultivate the …

Despite the increasing use of protoplasts in plant biotechnology research, shoot
regeneration from protoplasts remains challenging. In this study, we investigated the factors …

One way to encourage agricultural self-sufficiency in arid regions is to increase the
productivity of conventional freshwater agriculture. Another way is to develop and implement …

Cold-adapted microalgae display unexpectedly high biomass production, pointing to their
potential to produce high-value bioproducts under cold and light-limited conditions. From …

In this study the LCA methodology is applied in order to satisfy two goals: i) to evaluate the
hot spots in site-specific production chain of biodiesel from terrestrial and micro-algae …